Subsidies for communities

Taike subsidies are intended for professional activities. Subsidies are awarded either as operational subsidies for ongoing operations or as special subsidies for specific projects.

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Taike subsidies are intended for communities such as associations, cooperatives and companies. Organisations run by municipalities and foundations may also apply. Unregistered communities and private traders are not eligible for Taike subsidies, but working groups comprising professional artists may apply for Taike grants instead.

Applications and the operations of applicants are evaluated by Taike’s experts. Decisions are taken by the Director of Taike based on proposals by special advisors.

Each year, Taike awards approximately 14 million euros in operational subsidies to around 200 communities, as well as approximately 2.7 million euros in special subsidies.

Organisers of art competitions can apply for tax-exempt status for their awards from Taike.

Application periods

Guidelines for subsidy applicants

Online services

Decision making process

Taike's subsidies

Information about special subsidies for children’s culture

These subsidies are intended for projects related to children’s and youth culture that employ artists involved with children’s culture. It is considered an advantage if the project is carried out in collaboration with a children’s cultural centre.

Information about special subsidies for specific artforms

These subsidies are intended for communities in specific fields of the arts, such as associations, cooperatives and companies. The application period for special subsidies is in autumn. Special subsidies are awarded to support individual projects.

Information about project grants for cultural magazines and online publications

These subsidies are intended for cultural magazines published in Finland and online publications in any language that maintain a diverse social discussion about culture, science, the arts or different worldviews. These subsidies can also be awarded to promoters of the circulation of cultural magazines.

Information about festival subsidies

These subsidies are intended to support art and culture festivals of national or regional importance.

Information about subsidies for promoting inclusion and cultural wellbeing

These subsidies are intended for communities to promote the accessibility and wellbeing effects of art and culture, as well as participation and inclusion in art and culture.

Information about special subsidies for cultural activities in sparsely populated rural areas

These subsidies support cultural activities in sparsely populated rural areas. They were intended for registered communities, such as municipalities, foundations, associations, cooperatives and companies.

Information about operational subsidies for specific artforms

These subsidies are intended for communities in specific fields of the arts, such as associations, cooperatives and companies, to support their ongoing operations. The application period for operational subsidies is in autumn. Operational subsidies may be awarded to support the operations of a community or a specific part of their operations.

Information about subsidies for promoting cultural diversity and combating racism

These subsidies are intended for communities to support inclusion and participation in culture, as well as intercultural dialogue.

Information about special subsidies for “Percent for Art” projects

These special subsidies are intended for communities that procure works of art for their construction projects.